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Officials gather for the ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the opening of Junchuang North America's EV parts plant and R&D hub in Fort Worth in July. [Photo: Fort Worth Chamber]
China’s Junchuang Opens EV Parts Plant, R&D Hub in Fort Worth
by Lance Murray | Aug 14, 2023
JCNA's model plant in Fort Worth will be its cornerstone North American R&D hub, driving innovations for the EV market and creating over 120 jobs by 2025.
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Apr 3, 2023
Electric vehicle owners across Dallas-Fort Worth and Texas could use an extra spark when it comes to EV fast-charging stations. Now two bills in the Texas Legislature could help spur expansion of the stations statewide—offering guidelines for how EV charging stations would be funded and built, and laying down how they would be registered with the state and be subject to inspections.
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by Quincy Preston and David Seeley |
Mar 29, 2023
With $2 million in pre-seed funding from a single Dallas angel investor, Zevo is aiming for a Q2 launch of its EV car-sharing platform, starting out in Dallas and Austin. Hosts will be able to make their EVs available for booking on the Zevo app when they're idle or not needed. Users can then book the vehicles in real time, getting "on-demand access" to the EVs by the hour, the week, or even a month at a time. We spoke with Co-Founder and CEO Hebron Sher about Zevo's tech, its goal to be the Airbnb of EV car-sharing, and its plans to expand nationally.
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by Quincy Preston and Sandra Engelland |
Apr 21, 2022
Through a long-term agreement with General Motors, MP Materials is bringing its MP Magnets division to AllianceTexas and today began building a new, 200,000-square-foot rare earth magnetics and materials manufacturing facility.
The goal: Reshore this critical component for America's EV batteries, robots, drones, defense systems, and other tech. “We’ll bring the supply chain home,” MP's CEO promised today.
The goal: Reshore this critical component for America's EV batteries, robots, drones, defense systems, and other tech. “We’ll bring the supply chain home,” MP's CEO promised today.
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Alto is planning a buildout of a network of owned EV facilities offering a full-fleet solution for its EV ridesharing operation. [Rendering: Alto]
Dallas-Based Alto is Going 100% Electric as It Expands to Washington D.C. and Silicon Valley
by Leslie Barker | Jan 4, 2022
Six months after a $45 million Series B raise, Alto will be a coast-to-coast company by end of this month. It now aims to transform its fleet of owned rideshare vehicles to 100% electric by the end of 2023, with a network of EV Ops Centers keeping them charged, maintained, and ready. The first center is being built now near its Dallas HQ.
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by David Seeley |
Oct 18, 2021
The battery plant is part of a $3.4B investment Toyota announced today toward developing and localizing automotive battery production in the U.S.—including lithium-ion batteries for EVs.
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by Quincy Preston |
Oct 4, 2021
Now trading under "WBX," the Barcelona-based EV charging manufacturer closed its merger with N.Y.-based SPAC Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp. on October 1.
Arlington leaders recently granted Wallbox incentives to build the company’s first North American plant in the Great Southwest Industrial District.
Arlington leaders recently granted Wallbox incentives to build the company’s first North American plant in the Great Southwest Industrial District.
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by Sandra Engelland |
Jan 28, 2021
What's next is scale, says eCarra's Rock Robinson. The electric vehicle startup offers luxury “rides that matter” in their fleet of Teslas. Landing its largest corporate client to date, the future looks bright. Now, Robinson wants to replicate its model in markets across the country to spur more EV usage—and help support other Black-owned businesses.
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Kandi Brings the ‘Most Affordable’ Electric Cars in the U.S. to Dallas-Fort Worth
by Quincy Preston | Jul 30, 2020
A virtual event will kick off the launch of two models—the K23 and K27. The price tag for its new compact EV starts at about $13,000 after incentives, Garland-based Kandi America says.
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by David Kirkpatrick |
Sep 26, 2018
Five North Texas businesses and organizations were winners in the categories of sustainability, innovation, energy management, community, and engagement.
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by Dave Moore |
Sep 22, 2018
At the North Texas Smart Cities Summit, IT specialists, engineers, public officials, and civil servants pondered the possibilities and perils of smart city technology that's ever closer to becoming commonplace. Dave Moore has the takeaway.
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by David Kirkpatrick |
Aug 29, 2018
Along with bringing Kandi electric vehicles to the U.S. market, SC Autosports is also planning to open an R&D center for EVs in Dallas.
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Good Faith Energy founder and President Mohammed Abdalla. [Photo courtesy of Good Faith Energy]
Good Faith Energy Founder on GreenBiz’s List of Emerging Leaders in Sustainable Business
by Lance Murray | Jun 11, 2018
Mohammed Abdalla leads the Richardson-based solar energy provider that promotes smarter, safer, and a more reliable energy future by offering products in clean, green technologies.
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by Dave Moore |
Apr 25, 2018
The City of Dallas’ Department of Transportation is currently identifying five parts of town where workers will weave smart city technology into street rehab projects.
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by Dave Moore |
Mar 7, 2018
Estimates show that the city of Dallas is expected to have 39,000 electric vehicles by 2030, and officials want to make it easier to use them.
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by Nicholas Sakelaris |
Dec 19, 2017
Revitalize Charging Solutions is looking to go beyond public charging for electric vehicles with home charging units.
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